

| Subject: | Re: Cold Idle Problem |
| From: | Steven Shelton |
| Date: | Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:29:23 -0400 |
The temperature sensor I replaced about 3 years ago is the one with a blue rectangular plug connector on the thermostat housing. On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com> wrote: > From what I've read, the Auxilliary Air Regulator is a pain to reinstall, > so I'd like to get a better idea of how it could be causing the problem > before I go further. My understanding is that the AAR "fools" the air > flow meter into thinking that the throttle is open further than it is by > allowing more air flow to the meter. This increases the rpm for cold idle. > > My 1.9 liter water cooled idles at about 750 rpm at startup, but stumbles > and dies about a 1/4 mile from the house. At the next stop about a mile > further, it's warmed up enough to idle properly. It's hard to understand > how the AAR could cause this problem but when I pinch it off at startup the > idle doesn't change. Thus the initial question as to what temperature it is > open. It might open at freezing temperatures but is it open at 80 degrees? > If not, that would explain the failure of the test. > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > <#m_-1506351771077348494_m_-398945649852938697_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 1:06 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> > wrote: > >> It's a good book, published 1989/91 by Bentley. Covers continuous and >> pulsed systems. Bus Depot has it. >> >> Yrs, >> >> d >> > >
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